Systems and methods to design and service aerial vehicles incorporating replaceable components

• Main Authors: Kimchi, Gur, Mishra, Pragyana K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.04.2023
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE; AVIATION; CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COMPUTING; COSMONAUTICS; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; HELICOPTERS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; TRANSPORTING; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS

Systems and methods related to designation, design, and service of replaceable components of aerial vehicles may include designating a component as a replaceable component based on a determined service frequency, designing the replaceable component for incorporation into an aerial vehicle based on the service frequency, and servicing the replaceable component according to the service frequency. In this manner, a replaceable component having a relatively high service frequency may be incorporated into an aerial vehicle at a relatively more accessible location, and a replaceable component having a relatively low service frequency may be incorporated into an aerial vehicle at a relatively less accessible location, thereby facilitating efficient and reliable maintenance of replaceable components. Further, replaceable components may be stacked relative to each other based at least in part on respective service frequencies, and/or replaceable components having similar service frequencies may be combined together in replaceable modules.